GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-000052
NameThomas Doolittle
TitleMr.
Gendermale
DenominationDissenter - Presbyterian
Livedb. ca. 1630-01-01 - d. 1707-05-24 (old)
Linked Manuscripts
Linked SermonsA Sermon Preached by Mr Doolittle at the Funerall of a Young Gentleman in London -- preacher (autograph: no)A sermon wherein is shown how unwilling god is to afflict his people -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 10 on John 10:10 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 10 on Revelation 3:1 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 11 on Revelation 3:1 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 12 on Revelation 3:1 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 13 on Revelation 3:1 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 1 on Ecclesiastes 7:15 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 1 on John 10:10 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 1 on Revelation 3:1 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 2 on Ecclesiastes 7:15 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 2 on John 10:10 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 2 on Revelation 3:1 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 3 on Ecclesiastes 7:15 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 3 on John 10:10 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 3 on Revelation 3:1 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 4 on John 10:10 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 4 on Revelation 3:1 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 5 on John 10:10 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 5 on Revelation 3:1 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 6 on John 10:10 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 6 on Revelation 3:1 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 7 on John 10:10 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 7 on Revelation 3:1 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 8 on John 10:10 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 8 on Revelation 3:1 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 9 on John 10:10 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 9 on Revelation 3:1 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on 2 Corinthians 12:9 -- auditor (autograph: no)Sermon on Luke 18:13 -- auditor (autograph: no)Some Sermons treating on the duty of secret prayer [Sermon 1] -- preacher (autograph: no)Some Sermons treating on the duty of secret prayer [Sermon 2] -- preacher (autograph: no)Some Sermons treating on the duty of secret prayer [Sermon 3] -- preacher (autograph: no)Too sermons discovering wherein the power of godlines doth consist with motives to persuade to looke after it and not rest ina bare form of godlines [Sermon 1] -- preacher (autograph: no)Too sermons discovering wherein the power of godlines doth consist with motives to persuade to looke after it and not rest in a bare form of godlines [Sermon 2] -- preacher (autograph: no)
Linked ReportsDiary of Marriot -- preacher
Associated PlacesMonkwell Street -- ParishSt Alfege (Alphage) -- ParishPembroke College -- Place of StudyDoolittle's Academy -- Post
Source of DataJennifer Farooq; Benjamin Durham
Biographical Sources ConsultedODNB (Article: 7826); SI (Index ID: 7816, "Dollittle")
Other NoteHis parentage and date of birth are uncertain. There were two Thomas Doolittles baptized in Kidderminster, where he was born: 1) the son of William and Jane Doolittle (bap. 20 October, 1630), or 2) the son of Humphrey and Anne Doolittle (bap. 12 September, 1633). Educated at Kidderminster Grammar School. Converted to Presbyterianism through the sermons of Richard Baxter in approximately 1650. Admitted as sizar to Pembroke College, Cambridge, on 7 June 1649; received BA in 1653; received MA in 1656. Ordained and became minister of St. Alphage, London, in 1653, where he remained until he was ejected for nonconformity in 1662. Married Mary Gill in 1655, and had five children, including Samuel, who also became a minister. Opened a boarding school in Moorfields, London after his ejection. Moved school to Bunhill Fields, London, and briefly to Woodford Bridge, Essex, during the plague. Constantly persecuted by the Restoration government, having his possessions seized on several occasions, being arrested for unlicensed preaching, and forced to move multiple times. Maintained an illegal meetinghouse in London, which was first located at Bunhill Fields and later at Monkwell Street, 1666-1672. Obtained license for his meetinghouse in Monkwell Street, 1672-73. Established an academy at Islington, Middlesex, in 1672. Forced to move meetinghouse and academy to Wimbledon, Surrey, in 1673. Returned to Islington and Monkwell Street, c. 1680-1683. Moved to Battersea, Surrey in 1683 and to St John’s Court, Clerkenwell, Middlesex in 1687. Returned to his meetinghouse in Monkwell Street and re-established his academy in 1689, overseeing both until his death. Died on 24 May, 1707, at his home on Monkwell Street.
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GEMMS record createdJuly 31, 2015
GEMMS record last editedAugust 17, 2018